STATUETTE DE VAJRAPANI EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ MONGOLIE, STYLE DE ZANABAZAR, XIXE SIÈCLE

STATUETTE DE VAJRAPANI EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ
MONGOLIE, STYLE DE ZANABAZAR, XIXE SIÈCLEHimalayan Art Resources item no. 4623 22 cm (8 5/8 in.) high

A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRAPANIMONGOLIA, ZANABAZAR STYLE, 19TH CENTURY蒙古 札那巴札爾風格 十九世紀 銅鎏金金剛手菩薩像Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970sDistinguished by rich gilding, smooth contours, and simplified decorative design, this wrathful Canda Vajrapani is characteristic of the Zanabazar atelier in Mongolia. Zanabazar (1635-1723), a Gelug hierarch, had strong social and political influence during the 17th century. His penchant for artistry and design led him to employ master Newari craftsmen to develop his burgeoning style. The ornamentation of jewelry, crown, and attire is restrained and executed using geometrical forms. The long scarf hangs vertically like a waterfall, with the two ends cast in a fishtail swirl of thick folds inset with turquoise and shares similar treatment with another Vajrapani from the Rossi collection (HAR 68856). The lotus base is a hallmark of Zanabazar style and is characterized by wide and flat lotus petals with delicately curled tips. For close comparisons, see Chen, Sattva and Rajas, 2004, pp. 271 & 458-9, nos. 174 & 293, and Christie's, New York, 21 March 2007, lot 333.